Carboy



K.BROWN.

CARBOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV,13,1920.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921. 2W 6 VUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KIRK BROWN, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO CONDENSITE COMPANY `OFAMERICA., OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CARBOY.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15', 1921.

Application led November 13, 1920. Serial No. 423,904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KIRK BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carboys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in carboys. The object of myinvention is to provide an inexpensive and simple type of constructionwhereby the neck of the bottle protruding from the top of the carboy isprotected from damage and at the same time a structure is presented suchthat the carboys may be piled directly on top of each other fortransportation or storage.

The form of carboy commonly used oomprises a rectangular casing having afixed top through an opening in which extends the neck of the bottlecontained therein. The neck of the bottle in the form of device referredto, is protected by a cover device which is nailed to `the top of thecarboy on each side of the bottle neck, so as to extend slantingly abovethe neck is the form of an A. Such covers are frequently lost and notreturned with the carboy when the latter is returned to the manufacturerof acid or other liquid contained in the bottle. Also in removing suchcovers the user will sometimes force the same off so carelessly as tobreak the neck of the bottle, or when replacing the same will drive thenails into the bottle.

Another diculty encountered in the use of the form of constructionreferred to consists in the fact that the A shaped guards or,

covers make it necessary to pack the oarboys in a car or in storage inpyramid formation, thus limiting the number of carboys that can bepacked in a given space, and making it necessary to trim the car verycarefully with timber to keep the carboys from moving and shearing olftheir necks.

Other forms of carboys have been proposed in which the neck is protectedby a hinged cover, but such a construction is relatively expensive, andthe cover is in the way when liquid is poured from the bottle. Othertypes of carboys which have been proposed require special shapes for thetop of the container, which is objectionable, or have detachable coversor other parts which are likely to get lost.

which may be permanently secured to the usual form of rectangularcarboy, this framework carrying a pair of horizontal members abovethelevel of the top of the bottle neck and on opposite sides thereof.Preferably, four upright pieces of wood vare employed, two secured toeach of two opposite sides of the container to extend above the top ofthe bottle neck. A pair of horizontal members are fastened on the topsof these vertical members so as to provide a deck or upper surface onwhich another similar carboy may be placed. By means of this simpleconstruction, the carboys may be piled on top of each other in the formof a compact parallelogram instead of a pyramid, with the result thatfrom fty to sixty per cent. more carboys may be put in one car, and withthe necessity of using less timber than in the case of the priorconstruction having the A shaped guards referred to.

y improved construction makes a permanent addition to the common form ofcarboy, and one which does not interfere with pouring from the bottle.

In order that my invention may be more clearly understood, attention ishereby directed to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisapplication and illustrating onel embodiment of my invention. In thedrawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a carboy embodying myinvention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a top planview of the same; and Fig. 4 is an end elevation of a number of carbcysstacked for shipping.

Referring to the drawings, the container 1 is the usual form ofrectangular wooden construction having a top member 2 through an openingin which extends the neck 3a of the bottle 3 contained therein. I haveillustrated the usual common construction in dotted lines, the memberswhich are added by my invention being shown in full lines. In the usualconstruction, carboys are packed in boxes such as that indicated at 1 bysurrounding the same with corrugated wood or kieselguhr or othersuitable packing material. This is common construction, and I have notdeemed it necessary to illustrate the same herein.

In accordance with my invention, uprlghts 3,' 3 are secured to one'vertical surface of the I overcome these various difficulties by their.container 1, and similar uprights 4 are seprovision of a simple -for'mof framework cured to the opposite side or vertical sur- '110 face ofcontainer 1. The strips 3, 4 may be secured to container 1, to extendupwardly adjacent to the vertical edges ofthe same by means of nails 5or other suitable securing devices. The uprights 3, 4 will extend abovethe top of ,container 1 a distance slightly greater than the height ofthe bottle neck 3 above the top 2.

Cross pieces 6, 6 are secured across the tops of vertical members 3and,4 as shown, these cross members suitably being secured by nails 7 tothe tops of the vertical members. The members 3, 4 and 6 may berectangular strips of wood of suitable dimensions.

Such carboys are usually provided with cleats 8 on the,sides thereof toaid in lifting the same and with stiffening members 9 extending acrossthe bottom of the container, and such a construction is shown in thedrawings.

It will be noted from Fig. 4 that a plurality of carboys may be pileddirectly one upon another for purposes of shipping, as stated. It willalso be noted that the added construction will not interfere in any waywith pouring fluid from the bottles. It will also be noted that theadded construction does not interfere with the removal of the top 2 ofthe container 1, it being desirable to remove the top 2 from time totime when the packing material surrounding the bottle has to be renewed.

Not only will my construction contribute greatly to the economical useof transportation acilities, but also because of the fact that theconstruction contains no detachable or loose parts, it will be notedthat the same will greatly facilltate compiymg with governmentalrequirements in regard to transportation as dened by the bureau ofexplosives.

What I claim is 1. A carboy comprising a rectangular container having atop with an opening therein through which extends the neck of the bottlecontained therein, upright members secured to sides of the containerand.

' ,extending above the top of the bottle neck,

and horizontal members secured to the upper ends of said upright membersto form a surface on which a similar carboy may be stood. in shippingthe same..

2. A. carboy comprising al rectangular container `having' a top with anopening therein through which extends the neck of the bottle containedtherein, a pair of vertical members secured to each of two oppositesides of the container and extending above the top of the bottle neck,and a pair of parallel horizontal members secured to the upper ends ofsaid vertical members.

3. carboy comprising a container hav- `ing a top with an opening thereinthrough which extends the neck of the bottle contained therein, and aframework comprising horizontal members above .the neck of the bottle,on opposite sides thereof, and members supporting the same from andsecured to said container.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of`November, 1920.

KIRK BROWN.

Witness Dyna SMITH.

